I happened to be a participant in a rather unproductive meeting for the past two days. Forgive me—I feel very prepared to write this e-zine to warn all those well meaning, unsuspecting souls who are running, planning or just participating in such meetings. Here are the rules that I wish had been followed in the… continue reading »
Are you always running to do a million things at once and never really getting anything accomplished to your full satisfaction? Do you often feel overwhelmed by your daily responsibilities and dream of just dropping everything to escape? Quite a few of my clients come to me for coaching while feeling this way and I’m… continue reading »
Even in Canada where the economy doesn’t seem to be in as grave a crisis as the US, I have seen over 100 people of my personal acquaintance being restructured in the last 6 months. I myself have been restructured several times in my 15 year career. Both my parents entered retirement through corporate restructuring…. continue reading »
This question hounds so many people I meet. It seems that in this day and age of increased entrepreneurialism and the explosion in the number of small businesses; this is a very important question. Based on having answered this question for my own life and having assisted numerous clients through their own similar journeys, here… continue reading »
7 Steps to Resolving Conflict with a Team Member the Right Way I lead the wonderful dual life of business coach and full time corporate manager. As it turns out; this duality helps manage each respective side better. Here’s a story that demonstrates this perfectly. A colleague at my day job complained about me to my… continue reading »
You might be surprised to hear that I advise my clients to make their teams cry. As often as possible. That’s right, what I want for everyone is to actually experience what I have in giving the right kind of unexpected and well deserved acknowledgement to a member of their own team in a way… continue reading »
I’m old. I may not look or feel old-but I’ve got over a decade under my belt in a board room across two continents and these eyes have seen a lot of Good and Not So Good Bosses in action. I also have clients who are Amazing Bosses. I can tell, believe me. When you… continue reading »
Ying and Yang. Male and Female. Good and Bad. The whole world is made up of just the right amount of both. When that balance is lost, so are we. Some examples of balance gone awry are: Female infanticide due to China’s one child law has caused villages of single young men who are depressed…. continue reading »
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